HCB Chapter 207 Yinzhuo, let your father have two days of peace and quiet.
Chapter 207 Yinzhuo, let your father have two days of peace and quiet.
Good heavens! If Yinzhuo had only planned to sneak around before, now he's openly robbing people. But as the saying goes, as a father, Kangxi was helpless against his son Yinzhuo. Just like in the skit, he couldn't open his mouth or lift his hand. It was incredibly painful. In the end, he could only watch as Yinzhuo ransacked Qingxi Study like a locust plague.
"Yinzuo, don't come near your father for the next two weeks. Give your father some peace and quiet. My temples are throbbing just looking at you..."
Upon hearing Kangxi's words, Yinzhu nodded hastily. His little heart was pounding quite a bit, but unlike his father's temples which were throbbing with anger, his heart was pounding with excitement. Didn't they say that a horse won't get fat without night grass, and a person won't get rich without unexpected wealth? Oh my god, my mother, my grandmother, my coat, my jacket, I'm going to become rich overnight!
"Alright, son's off now. Father, please take care of yourself. I'll come back to see you after I've finished taking stock of everything..."
Well, Kangxi interpreted Yinzhuo's words completely differently—Father, I'll head back now. Let me check what I'm missing, and I'll come back to move it next time…
The saying "No one knows a son better than his father" is so simplistic that it's easy to say, but the subtext of Yinzhuo's words really was that. He traded a few days of freedom with his child for a room full of treasures. Yinzhuo reached out to touch this one and that one, feeling incredibly happy.
"Sigh, being a daddy's boy is really great, it's practically a high-profit, low-risk business..."
Emperor Kangxi and his entourage stayed at Changchun Garden until the end of the year before making a grand return to the palace. After being away for three months, Yinzhuo returned to his small courtyard in the South Third Palace and naturally felt very warm and welcome. He walked to the rocking chair under the tree in the courtyard, sat down, closed his eyes slightly, and rocked comfortably for a couple of seconds.
"Dexi, go inside and get me a blanket. The weather is nice today; I want to lie down here for a bit."
Dexi looked up at the sky, which was completely sunless, and then at his master, who was practically one with the rocking chair. He opened his mouth to say something to persuade him, but in the end, he couldn't utter a single word. Oh well, his master was always so opinionated, and it would probably be pointless for him to say anything. Since the master thought the weather was nice, then so be it. He should hurry inside and get a thick blanket; he couldn't let his master get cold.
A few days after returning to the palace, it was New Year's Eve. Yinzhuo's impression of the day could be summed up in one word—tired. After finally getting through the family banquet at Qianqing Palace, Yinzhuo felt like his whole body was about to fall apart.
"Fourth Brother, I'll have to trouble you and Fourteenth Brother to take me to Yonghe Palace. I've been going through all the procedures since early this morning, and I'm completely exhausted. My body feels like it's about to fall apart."
Although Yinzhen was only two years older than Yinzuo, he had truly worried a lot about Yinzuo over the years. Seeing that he looked completely exhausted even before leaving the Qianqing Palace, Yinzhen frowned. He wanted to scold Yinzuo, but when he saw the undisguised fatigue on Yinzuo's face, he couldn't help but soften.
“You’re such a grown-up, yet you’re still exactly the same as when you were a child. We haven’t even left the Qianqing Palace yet. Look, Fifteen and Sixteen are watching you. Aren’t you afraid they’ll laugh at you? Come on, stand up straight and hold on a little longer. Once we’re out of the Qianqing Palace, Fourth Brother or Fourteenth Brother will carry you back.”
Yinzhuo was leaning on his fourth and fourteenth brothers like a boneless slingshot when he heard Yinzhen's words. He turned his head and looked at where the fifteenth and sixteenth brothers were sitting. Sure enough, the two little ones were staring at him with curiosity. No, it wasn't just the fifteenth and sixteenth brothers who were staring at him. Everyone who was still in the Qianqing Palace was giving him a look.
Yinzhu could be shameless in front of his older brothers Yinti and Yinreng, and even Yintang and Yinxi could be a bit cheeky. But when facing the much younger fifteenth and sixteenth, he still had some inhibitions. As soon as he saw the two of them staring at him, he immediately stood up straight.
"Hehe, Fourth Brother, let's hurry up and go. Mother is waiting for us to go back. I wonder if Honghui is asleep yet. I haven't seen him for several months, and I miss him quite a bit."
As Yinzhuo spoke, he didn't stop walking. Before he had even finished speaking, he was almost at the gate. Yinzhen and the Fourteenth Prince exchanged a glance, shook their heads helplessly, and then chased after him towards the gate.
He said he would persevere for a while, but Yinzhuo only managed to do so for a short time. After leaving the Qianqing Palace, he didn't want to keep going anymore. He raised his hand and beckoned to the Fourteenth Prince, who immediately resigned himself to his fate and walked to Yinzhuo, squatting down with his back to him.
"Come on, Sixth Brother, don't worry, your little brother will definitely carry you safely to Yonghe Palace."
Yinzhuo didn't stand on ceremony with the Fourteenth Prince at all. After seeing him squat down, he reached out and pressed on his shoulder, then nimbly climbed onto the Fourteenth Prince's back.
“Indeed, our Fourteenth is worthy of being the Baturu of our Great Qing. Look at his physique, like a young calf. He truly is the Red Hare among horses and the best among men… Come, let’s go.”
Whether it was Yinzhen or the Fourteenth Prince, they were already used to Yinzuo's incoherent way of speaking. As soon as the Fourteenth Prince heard his sixth brother say "let's go," he immediately got up and carried Yinzuo towards Yonghe Palace. Yinzhen followed slowly behind them, watching them play and bicker, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve up slightly, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
Although the Fourteenth Prince is only thirteen years old this year, he carried Yinzhuo on his back with ease. Even after putting his sixth brother down at the entrance of Yonghe Palace, he was only slightly out of breath. The three brothers straightened their clothes at the palace entrance before walking inside.
"Mother, we're back..."
Fourteen's shout didn't call out his mother, but it did call out little Honghui. The little guy is four years old this year. He's chubby and cute, and because it's the New Year, he's dressed even more festively, bright red like a little walking purse.
"Fourteenth Uncle, Grandma is playing cards, she doesn't have time for you..."
The little guy ran happily to Fourteen's side, stretching out his little hands for Fourteen to hold him. Fourteen, of course, would not disappoint him. He picked up the little guy from the ground, lifted him above his head, and placed him steadily on his shoulder. The uncle and nephew had played this game countless times before, so Honghui was only excited and showed no fear at all.
"Fourteenth Uncle, can we fly? Like, quickly..."