diskusbooks Chapter 145: Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone
Chapter 145: Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone
With eager anticipation from the thirteenth and fourteenth princes, the day finally arrived for the eastern tour to begin. Unlike previous tours where the crown prince was always left to oversee the country, this time the three princes left to oversee the country were Yinzhi, Yinzhen, and Yinsi.
As soon as the procession set off, Yinzhuo was entangled by the thirteenth and fourteenth princes. This was their first time traveling far from home, so everything was new and exciting to them. At first, Yinzhuo patiently answered their endless questions, but as time went on, he got annoyed and simply sent someone to the carriage behind to invite Yintang and Yinxi over.
"Come, Ninth Brother, Tenth Brother, come sit down. Sixth Brother has asked you to come here today because he has a very difficult task to assign to you. I hope you will not let down the organization's trust in you and can complete this task with high quality and quantity."
From the moment Yinzhen and Yinzhen boarded the carriage and saw the thirteenth and fourteenth princes, they understood why their sixth brother had invited them there, but it was clearly too late to run away then.
"Sixth Brother, you called us over here so you'd like us to keep an eye on Thirteen and Fourteen, right? No problem, leave them to us, we'll make sure you teach them a lesson they won't forget."
Yinzhen had figured it out by now. Given his sixth brother's personality, they would have to take on the two hot potatoes, the thirteenth and fourteenth, no matter what. So why struggle? They could just use force to intimidate him.
"Alright, I trust you two to handle things. I'll leave Thirteen and Fourteen to you two. You two have fun while I go check on Khan Ama up ahead."
When Yinzhuo reached Kangxi's carriage, he found that Yinreng was already there. The father and son were playing chess as usual. Yinzhuo was not good at Go, so he was not interested in it. After paying his respects to Kangxi, he found a place to lie down.
"Yinzhuo, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Yinzhuo was always quite mischievous in front of Emperor Kangxi, so his sudden quietness made Emperor Kangxi think he was ill. The old man stopped playing chess and got up to walk towards where Yinzhuo was lying.
Even the grandest imperial carriage is still a horse-drawn carriage. Yinzhuo had barely sat up from where he was lying when Kangxi was already in front of him. Without any further ado, Kangxi simply raised his hand and touched Yinzhuo's forehead.
"You have a fever too? Then why do you look so listless? What happened back there? Is there anyone who dares to make you angry?"
If Kangxi hadn't mentioned those two words, things would have been fine. But the moment he did, Yinzhuo couldn't help but think of those two troublesome kids, the thirteenth and fourteenth. Just thinking about them made Yinzhuo's face fall.
"Father, why don't we take advantage of the fact that we're not too far from the capital and have someone send the 13th and 14th back? You have no idea how much they've tormented me this morning. They came to my place before dawn and practically dragged me out of bed. Guess why they woke me up so early? Just so I could tell them what Shengjing is like. Poor me, it's my first time back, how would I know what Shengjing is like? In the end, I could only ramble on and on to get by. I thought that once the group left, they'd be distracted by the new sights and I'd finally have some peace and quiet, but who would have thought they'd cling to me like that? As soon as the group left the capital, they were already crowding around me again..."
Once Yinzhuo started talking, he couldn't stop. The crimes of the thirteenth and fourteenth princes were truly countless. Kangxi and Yinreng couldn't help but shed tears of sorrow for him. At the same time, they both had a question in their minds!
"Sixth brother, your second brother just wants to ask, since thirteenth and fourteenth have been bothering you, how did you manage to get away and come to Father Khan's place?"
That's a good question. As soon as the topic of how he extricated himself came up, Yinzhuo's dejected mood vanished immediately, and he became smug and proud.
"It's very simple. As the saying goes, it's better to share happiness than to enjoy it alone. Since Thirteen and Fourteen are so energetic, I'll find them two equally energetic companions to play with. I just had someone invite Ninth and Tenth over, and they're playing with Thirteen and Fourteen right now!"
Just moments ago, Kangxi and Yinreng were sympathizing with Yinzuo, but after hearing Yinzuo's account, they couldn't help but worry about the thirteenth and fourteenth princes who were now in the hands of Yintang and Yinzhen.
Just as Kangxi and Yinreng had thought, the thirteenth and fourteenth princes had fallen into the hands of Yintang and Yinzhen, and their current situation was indeed somewhat precarious. Yintang and Yinzhen were no less restrained than Yinzuo, and they showed no mercy in dealing with the thirteenth and fourteenth princes.
If they keep nagging and asking endless questions, that's easy, just manually mute them. Want to go horseback riding? Sure, but how the horses ride isn't up to you two. If they ask if we can play by ourselves, Yinzhen and Yinzhen's answer is definitely no. You're kidding! That's a task Sixth Brother gave us. If we don't do it well, what will he do to us? So you two better behave, or… your brother will beat you up!
Leaving aside how miserable the thirteenth and fourteenth princes were under the care of Yinzhen and Yinzhen during the Eastern Tour, Yinzhuo's life became incredibly comfortable after he had these two capable assistants to manage the thirteenth and fourteenth princes. During the day, he would go to his father and mother's place to freeload on food, drinks, and services. When he returned to his own tent at night, Dexi would have already taken care of everything for him. If he got bored in the carriage, he would drag his eldest brother, second brother, or even his father to go horseback riding with him. If the weather was bad or he was in a good mood, he would simply curl up in the imperial carriage and sleep all day without anyone bothering him!
"My God, we've finally arrived in Rehe. If we had walked for a few more days, I'm afraid all the bones in my body would have shattered."
At that time, carriages didn't have tires. The wheels were usually just wooden wheels covered with a layer of iron. Although they traveled on relatively smooth official roads, it still took a long time. After sitting in the carriage for more than ten days, Yinzhu felt that his bones were about to fall apart.
It was only the thirty-seventh year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, and there was no Summer Palace in Rehe yet. Since there were many people coming this time, apart from the Kangxi Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Crown Prince who had separate residences, everyone else lived together in twos and threes. According to their age, Yinzhuo was naturally arranged to live with Yinqi and Yinyou.
"If you ask me, why bother with separate rooms? The three of us brothers can just stay together. I think this bed is quite big, so squeezing in shouldn't be a problem."