Rebirth: I'm a Daddy's Darling in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 44 Sake blushes the face, cool silver warms the heart.

"Alas, Mr. Guo was right after all. Clear wine makes one's face flushed, while cool silver warms one's heart. Dexi, your master's heart is truly ice-cold these days."

Ever since he no longer needed to attend court or go out of the palace, and could freely wander around whenever he wanted, the little treasury that Yinzhuo had accumulated over the years had visibly dwindled at an alarming rate. As the saying goes, money gives heroes courage, and life is tough when you don't have any money in your pocket.

"My lord, you haven't left the palace for several days now. Why don't I accompany you for a stroll in the Imperial Garden, or perhaps we could ask a guard to take you out of the palace for a change of scenery..."

Dexi is quite worried now. After all, when their master is in a bad mood, they, as servants, have to be even more careful in their work. In the past few days, even his two older sisters, Chunxiang and Xiahe, have come to see him. But what can he say? He can't very well say that his master is in such a bad mood lately because he is worried about not having enough money.

"Others may not know, but don't you know? The reason why the master is like this is because he has been going out of the palace too often lately. Going out for a walk is fine. After all, sitting here won't generate any money. Why not take a stroll in the Qianqing Palace and see if we can get some money from the emperor?"

Dexi couldn't respond to this. After all, he was just a servant and had no right to comment on the matter between his master and the emperor. Although the idea of ​​begging at the Qianqing Palace sounded unreliable, his master was always unpredictable, so maybe it would actually work out in his hands!

Having made up his mind to go to the Qianqing Palace to ask Emperor Kangxi for favors, Yinzhuo wasted no time and headed towards the Qianqing Palace with Dexi. Along the way, he was secretly planning how to subtly steer the conversation away from there.

When they arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi was reviewing memorials. Hearing the noise, he only glanced up and ignored Yinzhuo, burying himself in the pile of memorials on his desk. Yinzhuo didn't mind that Emperor Kangxi was busy and ignoring him. He walked to the bookshelf and picked up a travelogue. He didn't go out but found a place in the imperial study to sit down and read it by himself.

"What have you been busy with lately? It's been a few days since you last came over. What brings you here today?"

Isn't this a coincidence? It's like someone just handed you a pillow when you're about to doze off. Yinzhu was just thinking about how to bring it up later, but he didn't expect his father to be so perceptive, giving him a way out with his very first words.

“My son has been feeling uneasy these past few days. He’s just stayed in his own yard and hasn’t gone anywhere. Today he was feeling bored, so he came to sit with his father for a while.”

Upon hearing Yinzhuo say that he felt unwell, Kangxi thought he was ill, so he put down his pen, stood up and walked towards him!

“A chest pain is no small matter. Have we called the imperial physician? What did he say? Never mind, Liang Jiugong, go to the hospital and call Physician Wang over. Let him examine the Sixth Prince carefully.”

Yinzhuo originally intended to play the victim and get Kangxi to continue the conversation by asking what was wrong with him, so that he could conveniently and logically explain the financial difficulties. However, he did not expect that Kangxi would misunderstand that he was ill and would have to call the imperial physician for him.

“Eunuch Liang, please wait. Father, my son is in good health. There’s no need to call the imperial physician. Besides, even if the imperial physician came, they wouldn’t be able to cure him.”

If Kangxi still didn't understand what Yinzhuo meant after hearing this, then he would have wasted his decades as emperor. Now that he knew Yinzhuo was alright, Kangxi sat back down behind his desk, crossed his arms, and watched with great interest how Yinzhuo would proceed.

"Then tell me, how can your illness be cured?"

Yinzhuo was secretly delighted, but on the surface he still maintained a pitiful appearance.

"Father, you know I've been leaving the palace quite often lately, and that means my meager monthly allowance isn't enough. This is what's been troubling me. Could you please help me out? I'm really struggling financially these days..."

Kangxi was taken aback at first, then realized that this brat was fulfilling his childhood wish. Thinking of this, Kangxi picked up a brush from the brush holder and threw it at Yinzhuo.

"So you had time to come over today? Turns out you really were eyeing my private treasury. Liang Jiugong, throw this bastard out of here, so I don't have to get a headache just looking at him."

Yinzhu nimbly dodged the brush, quickly walked to Kangxi's side, grabbed his arm, and continued to play the victim.

“Father, you are the Emperor, the richest man in the land. How can you bear to see your beloved son destitute? You have no idea how miserable he was when he left the palace last time. He had no money in his pockets and even had to borrow money from the guards beside him to buy things he wanted. Father, who knew that my second son was in such a bad situation? That guard is in a bad situation too. I heard that his family keeps a tight rein on him and only gives him one hundred taels of silver a month. If he lends that silver to my son, he probably won't even have money to go out for a drink with his colleagues this month…”

Emperor Kangxi, who had been keeping a stern face, could no longer maintain his composure upon hearing this and couldn't help but laugh and scold.

"You little monkey, you're always after my money. If that guard is really as miserable as you say, then it's your fault. Fine, seeing how miserable you are, I'll help you this time. Liang Jiugong, go and get ten thousand taels of silver for your Sixth Prince. Be careful with your spending, my money doesn't grow on trees."

"Thank you, Father. Don't worry, your son will not squander the money. Eunuch Liang, let's not waste any more time. Let's go get the silver quickly."

Upon receiving Kangxi's words, Yinzhuo immediately beamed with joy and happily pulled Liang Jiugong to fetch him some silver. Kangxi watched his departing figure, shaking his head helplessly, but his eyes were full of laughter. Alas, he still hasn't grown up.

As expected, the immature Sixth Prince started trembling as soon as he got the money.

“Dexi, we have money now. Let’s go. Send someone back to the South Third Palace to tell the brothers to gather in our courtyard. Since it’s still early, let’s leave the palace now. Didn’t Lao Jiu say he wanted to eat roast duck last time? Let’s take him to eat roast duck today.”

"Your Majesty, could you please keep your voice down? We haven't even left the Qianqing Palace yet! Have you forgotten what you promised His Majesty? Didn't you say you wouldn't waste money? It's only been a short while and you've already changed your mind..."

Yinzhuo was standing not far from the Imperial Study, and he didn't stop speaking loudly, so Kangxi, who was inside the study, naturally heard the conversation between the master and servant.

"I knew I couldn't trust that bastard's words. Liang Jiugong, next time he comes, throw him out immediately..."

When Yinzuo brought Dexi back to the South Third Palace, Yinzhen and the others had already received the news and gathered in his courtyard. When Yinzuo came in, Yintang got up and ran towards Ran.

"Sixth Brother, I heard you just swindled some money from the Emperor and are taking us out of the palace to eat roast duck..."

If it weren't for this kid's foul mouth, what would he say? It's a lie, so awful.

“Yin Tang, if you can’t speak properly, then shut up. What do you mean by lying? Couldn’t it be that Father Khan was pleased to see me and gave it to me on his own initiative?”