mtl008 Chapter 51 Brothers, let's beat him up!
Chapter 51 Brothers, let's beat him up!
Seeing that Kangxi was not going to pay any more attention to him, Yinzhu quickly stood up from the ground, patted off the non-existent dust on his knees, and bowed to Kangxi.
"Alright, son, I'll get out of here right now. I promise I'll get far away and won't be in your way."
As Yinzhu walked out, he sighed helplessly. It seemed that he was destined not to get the garden today, but he was unwilling to leave like this. So, when he was almost at the gate, Yinzhu couldn't help but turn around and say to Kangxi.
"Father, your son is leaving now, so would you like to give this garden back to me?"
Kangxi's reply to Yinzhuo was also very simple: a teacup thrown in his direction and a powerful, resonant voice.
"roll."
So, did our Sixth Prince finally get the garden? The answer is, of course, yes. Kangxi not only gave him the garden, but its location was also quite good, just northeast of Changchun Garden. The garden wasn't particularly large, but its advantages were obvious: it was very close to Qingxi Study, where Kangxi lived in Changchun Garden. Originally named Ziyi Garden, it was renamed Enze Garden by Kangxi, who then bestowed it upon Yinzhuo.
Good heavens, once this decree was issued, Yinzhuo's contempt for his eyes was cured, but all the other princes, except for Crown Prince Yinreng and the eldest prince Yinti, all developed contempt for his eyes overnight. As a result, Yinzhuo's Shufeng Pavilion became exceptionally lively today.
"You mean you forcibly took this garden from your father..."
Don't think that Yinzhen didn't believe it; everyone sitting here, including his own fourth brother Yinzhen, didn't believe his nonsense. Oh, it's because you went to the banquet at Uncle Yu's garden, and after returning, you got jealous and recklessly ran to your father to demand that you return to the garden. This excuse is less convincing than saying that your father is so biased that he suddenly decided to give you a garden.
Believe it or not, that's the truth.
"Then you should tell us properly how you talked to the Khan, and how the Khan ended up giving you the Enze Garden."
Since they wanted to know, Yinzhuo certainly didn't mind provoking them a little more. So he recounted in detail how he was conflicted and upset after returning from the banquet, how he decided to go to Qingxi Study, what he said to Kangxi there, and how he was eventually kicked out by Kangxi. After hearing his words, the others felt even more upset.
"Is it that simple? Sixth Brother, what you've said makes me want to go find Father Khan."
Seeing that Yinzhen was getting restless, Yinzhen raised his hand and slapped him, hoping that the pain would bring him back to his senses!
"Believe me, Yinzhen, you don't want this... after all, you're not Sixth Brother."
Sure enough, this slap immediately sobered up Yinzhen, who had been a little carried away. Yes, it was his skill that Sixth Brother was able to escape unscathed; if it were him, he would probably be lucky to escape with a spanking.
"I really don't know what Khan Ama was thinking. When I came back, I thought it was hopeless, but who knew that things would take a turn for the better in the end."
Everyone had resigned themselves to their fate, but Yinzhuo still wasn't going to let them off the hook. Faced with Yinzhuo's last-ditch effort at Versailles, even Yinzhen couldn't hold back anymore.
"Brothers, let's beat him up."
Although Yinzhu was dealt with quite badly by his brothers, he wasn't unhappy at all. Instead, he didn't even bother to clean himself up and went to Qingxi Study looking miserable.
When Yinzhu arrived at Qingxi Study, Kangxi had just seen off the ministers who had come to discuss matters and was playing chess with Crown Prince Yinreng. When he saw Yinzhu's disheveled hair, unkempt clothes, and even some ink stains on his face, he was immediately startled, followed by overwhelming anger.
"Who dared to attack you in Changchun Garden? Liang Jiugong, send all the people from Shufeng Pavilion to the Shenxing Division..."
The reason why Yinzhu didn't tidy himself up today was that he wanted to take advantage of his miserable appearance to see if he could get some benefits from Kangxi. Now that he saw that Kangxi was going to punish the people in his courtyard, he immediately stopped pretending and hurriedly spoke up to stop him.
"Father, this has nothing to do with the servants in my courtyard. If you punish them for this, it would be a huge injustice. I was just playing around with my brothers and I was hoping to use this act to scam some money from you. But you didn't even give me a chance to speak. How am I supposed to continue this act..."
Alright, now Kangxi had no more worries, only anger. He originally wanted to throw the chess box at Yinzhuo to express his anger, but when he picked it up, he felt it was a bit heavy and was afraid of breaking it, so he put it back. He glanced around and finally grabbed the teacup next to the Crown Prince and threw it at Yinzhuo.
Yinzhuo naturally wouldn't stand there waiting for the teacup to fly onto his head. He nimbly dodged and quickly took a few steps forward, hiding behind Crown Prince Yinreng.
"Father, I only wanted to swindle a few taels of silver from you, why are you so determined to crack my skull open? Look at my perfect forehead, if I had a scar on it, not only would I be upset, but you would be distressed every day. Prince, please help me persuade Father to forgive me this time..."
With Yinreng's arm held by Yinzuo, he couldn't run away even if he wanted to. Seeing that Kangxi was really angry with him, he couldn't help but raise his other hand, which wasn't being held, and give Yinzuo a loud flick on the forehead.
"You've really gone all out with your second brother. You know how scared you are when Father is angry, but I don't know that. Why don't you try to persuade him? I'm not stupid, I'm not going to rush to take the blame for you."
Yinzhuo never expected the Crown Prince to pull this stunt on him. The pain in his forehead forced him to release his grip on Yinreng.
"Look at what you're saying, Second Brother. What's with all this talk about taking the blame? Aren't we good brothers? Shouldn't good brothers share the good times and the bad? Second Brother, you're being too unethical. How can you desert your post like this..."
When Yinzhu arrived, he was already in a disheveled and miserable state, his clothes were in disarray and his hair was messy. Now, with his forehead reddened by Yinreng's knock and his eyes filled with tears, he looked even more pitiful. No matter who Yinreng was being reprimanded, even Kangxi, who was quite angry just now, couldn't help but soften when he saw him like this.
"So you're the one who's right all along. You say we should share the good times and the bad. If I, your second brother, were to share this hardship with you today, would you give me the garden you just acquired?"
Yinzuo never expected Yinreng to ask such a question, and he was caught off guard and stumped. Giving the newly acquired garden to Yinreng to live in for a while was certainly no problem, but giving the garden to him was definitely not an option. His hesitation immediately gave Yinreng a handle to use against him.
"So this is how you share the good fortune? Then your second brother won't put you through that."
Seeing that Yinzhuo was silenced by Yinreng's few words, Kangxi felt much better. He was no longer in a hurry to settle scores with Yinzhuo, but instead watched the show from the sidelines, wanting to know how Yinzhuo would react next.
How did Yinzhu react? Of course, he wiped his face, put his arms around Yinreng, and started to act cute and beg for forgiveness.
"Second brother, it was all my fault just now. I was just scared because Father was angry. I really didn't mean to make you take the blame. I just got the garden, and I haven't even had a chance to enjoy it yet. Of course I'm reluctant to part with it since you're asking me like this. But even though I'm reluctant to give the garden to you, I can lend it to you to live in. You can stay as long as you want..."