HCB Chapter 131 You are heartless, you are cold-blooded, you are unreasonable.
Chapter 131 You are heartless, you are cold-blooded, you are unreasonable.
Before seeing the thirteenth and fourteenth emperors, Kangxi thought that Consort De had gone too far. But when he entered the room and saw the thirteenth and fourteenth emperors' faces swollen from bee stings, he immediately realized that he had come too early.
But as the saying goes, even ten fingers aren't all the same length. Even though they were all his sons, Kangxi always favored Yinzhuo a bit more, so even the usually impartial and selfless Kangxi had to compromise.
"Alright, Consort De, you've already hit her. Now calm down and come sit here with me. Yinzhuo, tell me what exactly happened."
Speaking of this, Yinzhuo felt extremely wronged. He had only kindly picked flower petals to make a face mask for his mother, but instead of winning her favor, he was beaten for no reason. When Kangxi asked him about it, he could no longer hold back his pent-up resentment.
"My son is also puzzled about what happened. This morning, Ninth Brother said that Consort Yi's birthday is coming up, and he was worried about what to give as a birthday gift. I had read in a miscellaneous book that you can boil fresh flower petals with water to make a paste, then add honey and pearl powder to make a face mask. It can not only lighten spots but also whiten the skin. I thought that the roses in the flower room are in full bloom right now, so I might as well pick some and try making some according to the method in the book. If it works well, then we will make more. In addition to Consort Yi, we can also send some to Mother and Grandmother. Who would have thought that I had just finished making the face mask when Mother called me over and started chasing me and hitting me without asking any questions. She insisted that it was my fault that Thirteen and Fourteen were like this..."
Upon hearing Yinzhuo's aggrieved tone, Kangxi knew that he genuinely didn't know what was going on, and his gaze involuntarily turned to the thirteenth and fourteenth princes beside him.
"Which of you two should tell me how you ended up like this?"
Thirteen and Fourteen wanted to speak, but both of them had been stung on the lips by bees, and it hurt terribly to open their mouths. Seeing their condition, Kangxi could only have Liang Jiugong bring over a pen and ink. Thirteen's sting was less severe than Fourteen's, so the task naturally fell to him.
Through Thirteen's description, Kangxi quickly understood the ins and outs of the matter. If it weren't for their miserable appearance, Kangxi would have really wanted to say that they brought it on themselves. But if you say that Yinzhu is to blame, then he is indeed a bit wronged. But if you say that he is not to blame, then he is somewhat involved.
Making a petal mask is very simple. Just cut fresh petals into thin strips, put them in a pot and cook them into a paste. After cooling, add pearl powder and honey in the correct proportions. Yinzhuo and the others started making it immediately after picking the petals from the flower room in the morning. The mask was ready before noon.
Now that the face mask was ready, it was natural to find someone to test its effects. Yinzhuo himself, being fair-skinned, naturally didn't want to be the guinea pig, so the task fell to the ninth and tenth princes. Coincidentally, when he was applying the mask to Yintang and Yinyu, the thirteenth and fourteenth princes also arrived. They had to go to riding and archery lessons under the scorching sun every day, and since the beginning of summer, they had become several shades darker. When they heard Yinzhuo say that applying this face mask could whiten their skin, they immediately insisted on trying it too. Yinzhuo thought that the more guinea pigs the better, so he applied the mask to their faces as well.
The whitening effect of the face mask is naturally not something that can be seen after one or two uses, but it must be said that the moisturizing effect of this face mask is quite good. After using it, Yinzhen and the others all said that they did not feel any discomfort on their faces. Yinzuo simply asked someone to find someone to jar it up and repackage the prepared face mask into it, so that Yinzhen and Yinzhen could take it back and let others try it to see if there would be any allergic reactions if too many people used it.
Everything seemed normal up to this point, but the problem was that the fourteenth brother was too mischievous. He smelled the strong fragrance of the face mask and for some reason remembered the story his sixth brother had told him about how the fragrance of the Fragrant Concubine could attract butterflies. So, when his sixth brother wasn't looking, he secretly took a box and dragged his thirteenth brother to the Imperial Garden to attract butterflies.
Although the fragrance of flowers doesn't necessarily attract butterflies, and the scent of honey doesn't necessarily attract bees, it just so happened that the two of them, wearing face masks mixed with a lot of honey, did manage to attract bees after half an hour in the Imperial Garden. And wouldn't bees get excited when they see honey? With their excitement, Thirteen and Fourteen were doomed. Luckily, the people around them reacted quickly, otherwise, things might have turned out very differently for the two of them.
With the truth finally revealed, Yinzhuo was exonerated. If there was still a hint of unease and confusion in Yinzhuo's tone just now, he immediately became assertive.
"Mother, I'll just say I'm innocent. This has nothing to do with me. If you want to blame someone, blame Fourteen. Who told him to always have such wild ideas? Now he's not only suffering himself, but he's also dragging Thirteen down with him. Look at his little face, it's almost turned into a pig's head from all the stings."
Although Consort De already knew that today's matter had little to do with Yinzhuo, she was still furious when she saw the Fourteenth Prince's swollen face. Upon hearing this, she glared at Yinzhuo and said!
"Don't try to play the victim with me, kid. Why did you tell them that story about the Fragrant Concubine attracting butterflies? If you hadn't told them that story, would Fourteen have thought of using your face mask to attract butterflies in the garden? In the end, it's all your fault..."
Yinzhuo clearly hadn't expected his mother to take her anger out on him like this. Upon hearing this, he widened his eyes and looked at Consort De in disbelief.
"Mother, you are heartless, you are cruel, you are being unreasonable..."
Consort De was amused by his words and covered her mouth to laugh. After laughing enough, she looked at Yinzhuo and replied.
"Yes, Mother is heartless, cold-hearted, and unreasonable. And then what?"
And then what? Then our Sixth Prince ignored his mother. He turned around, walked to Emperor Kangxi's side, pulled his father up, and walked out.
"Mother, your son's heart has been shattered today. Father, let's hurry up and go. When we get back to the Qianqing Palace, I want to visit your private treasury to see if there are any rare and precious herbs that can mend my broken heart..."
Kangxi was sitting to the side watching the mother and son bicker and was quite happy. He was also quite cooperative when Yinzhuo pulled him up to leave. However, when he heard that Yinzhuo wanted to take his private treasury, he stopped in his tracks and forcefully pulled his arm away from Yinzhuo's grasp.
"Wasn't your heart shattered by your mother? Then why are you looking for rare and precious treasures in my private treasury? Now that everything's alright here, you should hurry back to your South Third Palace. I still have a bunch of memorials to approve, and I don't have time to mend your broken heart."
Seeing that his father was about to run away, Yinzhuo quickly rushed over and grabbed Kangxi's arm. He was joking, he had finally found a reason to plunder his father, how could he let him get away so easily.
“Look at what you’re saying, Father. Of course, I have to ask you to repay this debt, Mother. Look, it’s getting late. If we don’t hurry up, you might have to pay for another dinner. Come on, come on, I’ll go find a home for your precious things right away…”