HCB Chapter 375 In the end, he couldn't escape a chaotic and bewildering situation.
Chapter 375 In the end, he couldn't escape a chaotic and bewildering situation.
As the saying goes, honest advice is hard to hear but beneficial, and good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. Although the medicine prescribed by Physician Wang was a bit bitter, it was really effective. After being personally supervised by Emperor Kangxi and given the bitter medicine for several days, Yinzhuo's condition was almost completely cured.
With the year-end approaching and affairs becoming increasingly busy, it was naturally no longer suitable for Emperor Kangxi to reside in the garden. A few days after Yinzhuo's condition improved, Kangxi issued an order to move back to the capital with his wives and children.
For a lazy person like Yinzhuo, it really didn't matter where he lived in the freezing cold outside. If there was any difference between his life after returning to the capital and the past, it could only be that there was a bit more liveliness than before. Actually, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. Compared to Shufeng Pavilion in Changchun Garden, there was a little rascal living in the Prince Zhao's Mansion in the capital.
“Father, look, it’s snowing again outside. I heard from my third uncle that your favorite thing to do used to be to invite them over to sit around the stove and make tea when it snowed. Can I try it too?”
Why not? Yinzhuo was just hoping Hongxu would find something to do. Upon hearing this, he immediately called Dexi over and asked him to take some people to the storeroom to find the equipment he had used for brewing tea around the stove. The snow outside wasn't heavy today, so it wasn't too difficult to clear. In no time, the tent in the courtyard was set up.
"Dexi, you go with this kid and keep an eye on him to prevent him from causing trouble, especially keeping him away from fire. The New Year is almost here, and I don't want it to be a chaotic and unpleasant celebration..."
To be fair, Yinzhuo knew his son well. The little guy had an incredibly strong curiosity and wanted to try everything he saw. But as the saying goes, "Trying something can lead to disaster." In short, despite all of Yinzhuo's precautions, he still couldn't escape a chaotic and unpredictable situation.
“Hongxu, what are you doing standing so far away? I’m asking you if you know you’re wrong? You’ve been ignoring what I just said, haven’t you? Didn’t I tell you not to go near the fire? Dexi, go and get two stools. Hongxu, you stand on these stools and don’t come down until you’ve held a horse stance for a full hour.”
Hongxu had almost burned his father's courtyard down with a single fire, and he was still shaken by the experience. When Yinzhu scolded him like that, tears streamed down his face. In the past, if Yinzhu had seen him crying so pitifully, he would have definitely called someone over to comfort him. But now, he was still feeling scared, so he naturally had no intention of comforting him.
Hongxu sobbed for a while, and seeing that his father didn't intend to pay attention to him, he could only walk towards Dexi's side with many backward glances. Since he had planned to make Hongxu suffer a little to learn a lesson, Yinzhuo naturally wouldn't give up halfway, so Hongxu's horse stance for that hour was truly solid.
"Ama~~"
Fortunately, he hadn't neglected his exercise for the past six months, otherwise Hongxu would have suffered even more. Even so, when the little guy got off the chair, his two little legs were shaking like noodles. He finally managed to shakily waddle over to Yinzuo's side, but he tripped over his own feet and ended up falling directly onto his father.
Perhaps due to his persistent training over the past six months, Hongxu's small frame has become quite sturdy. His sudden pounce caused Yinzuo, caught off guard, to fall backward, chair and all.
No matter what, Yinzhuo was still Kangxi's son. Although his skills were among the worst of his brothers, he was still capable of handling the situation. Almost the instant the chair fell over, he rolled over with the little guy in his arms and landed on the open ground next to him.
"Hongxu, how are you feeling? Did you fall?"
No matter how mischievous Hongxu is, he is still a child. The sudden turn of events had startled him. Although he was not hurt, he was still quite frightened. After recovering, he immediately started whimpering and ran into his father's arms for comfort.
"Alright, a real man sheds blood and sweat, not tears. This is no small matter to make you cry like this. Dexi, come here and help your young master up. Then take my token and go to the palace to fetch a royal physician..."
The incident happened so suddenly that not only Hongxu, but most of the palace servants serving nearby were also caught off guard. When Dexi heard Yinzuo's words, he helped to pick up Hongxu from Yinzuo's arms, who was sitting on the ground, and handed him to Hatu, who was standing nearby. He then knelt down again to help his master.
"My lord, where did you fall? Is there any pain anywhere on your body? Come, let me help you sit down over there, and then I will send someone to the palace to fetch the imperial physician to take a look at you."
With the force of Dexi's tug, Yinzhuo got up from the ground, patted off non-existent dust, turned around and walked to Hatu, who was holding Hongxu. After taking the child from his arms, he found a random place to sit down in the flower hall.
"With the year-end approaching, it's the busiest time for Father Khan. Don't bother him with our little matters. When you go to fetch the imperial physician later, just say that the young prince is unwell and ask someone to come and take a look."
Who is Yinzhuo? He is undoubtedly the top figure in the Forbidden City. His residence almost caught fire. How could such a big thing be kept from Kangxi? Sure enough, the imperial physician had just arrived when Liang Jiugong arrived right after.
In fact, what Yinzhuo said earlier wasn't entirely unfounded. The person who called the imperial physician over genuinely wanted to examine Hongxu. Putting aside whether the little guy would be frightened by what had just happened, just considering that his leg was shaking like a noodle after being in a horse stance for an hour, he needed to have an imperial physician come and take a look before he would feel at ease.
“Eunuch Liang, go back and tell Father that everything is fine here. I’ll go to the palace to see him tomorrow when I have some free time. What’s wrong with these kids these days? Why are they so fragile? I remember Little Ninth, Little Tenth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth weren’t like this when they were little…”
Liang Jiugong really couldn't respond to Yinzhuo's words, but he obviously couldn't let his young master's words fall flat, so he could only choose to change the subject.
"Imperial Physician Li, how is the young prince doing? Is he frightened? Should we give him some calming medicine?"
Hongxu truly lived up to his father's reputation as the eldest son of Yinzhuo. His difficulty in taking medicine was clearly inherited from his father. He had been somewhat listless, but the moment he heard that he was going to be forced to drink that bitter medicine, he instantly perked up.
"Father, look, I'm perfectly fine now, so can I skip taking my medicine?"
Don't be fooled by Yinzhu's own dislike of drinking that bitter medicine soup; he simply enjoys watching others drink it. As the saying goes, "Build your happiness on the suffering of others, and you'll reap double the happiness." Clearly, Yinzhu intends to put this into practice.