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

Chapter 64 The one who starts it is despicable; I'll gladly die.

As expected, the Sixth Prince kept his word. After tasting the cooking skills of his elder brother, the chef from Yichun Garden, he thought they were quite good and immediately had Dexi give the chef, who was waiting outside, some silver as a reward.

"Sixth Brother is so generous. He just gave me the money without hesitation. Unlike me, who is always so stingy with money. Sigh, life is so hard for me."

Yinzhuo was too lazy to even glance at Yintang now. Seeing him reciting a celebratory song, he reached out and slapped him on the back of the head.

"Brothers here, if anyone says life is tough, it's none of your business. Don't think I don't know how much silver Consort Yi gives you every month. What, are you envious of your sixth brother's good life? Don't say I don't care about you. Your sixth brother has a suggestion for you. Your father lives in Qingxi Study. Go and make a scene with him. That's how your sixth brother gets his money."

Yinzhen covered the back of his head and glanced at his sixth brother, who dared not speak out in anger. Did he think everyone was like him? Did he not know that Father Khan lived in Qingxi Study? If he dared to cause trouble there, he would be here making sarcastic remarks to him.

The other brothers were quite used to Yinzhen being defeated by Yinzuo's few words once again. They thought it was his own fault. He knew he was no match for Yinzhen, but he couldn't control his loose tongue. He deserved to be punished. He was the one who provoked first. Didn't he know that?

After being disciplined, Yinzhen naturally became more obedient. With their meal and no more entertainment, the brothers chatted for a short while afterward, but Yinzhen, this hyperactive child, started to get restless.

"Brother, judging from your and Ihana's attire, you must have a training ground in this garden. Why don't you take us there for a look?"

Everyone felt that sitting like this was a bit boring, and naturally nodded in agreement with what Yinzhi said. Yinzhi himself had always been fond of martial arts, and seeing that everyone wanted to go to the training ground, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

“Of course there is a training ground. I was practicing horseback riding and archery with Ihana when you came this morning. Since you want to take a look, let’s go.”

The training ground wasn't far from where Yinti lived. The brothers strolled along and soon arrived. At first glance, wow, it had all sorts of facilities. Weapons and targets were neatly arranged, and the ground was extremely spacious, no less than the archery pavilion where they usually had their riding and archery lessons.

"How about it? This place is not bad, is it? As you all know, my elder brother doesn't have many hobbies. What he likes most is to practice swordsmanship. When Father bestowed this garden upon us, it was originally a bamboo forest. Bamboo is such an elegant thing that your elder brother is not good at it, so he simply had the bamboo cut down and turned it into a training ground. He usually takes Ihana and the others here to ride horses and practice archery when he has time. Since you are here today, let's have a little competition, but we'll stop when we're done and just have some fun."

As Kangxi's sons, Yinzhuo and the others could not be said to be very skilled in horsemanship and archery, but at least they could have a friendly spar. Upon hearing Yinzhi's suggestion, everyone was eager to try, and Yinzhi couldn't hold back any longer and was the first to step forward.

"I've often heard my third and sixth brothers say that you, my eldest brother, are exceptionally skilled in archery and horsemanship. But I was born late and never had the chance to witness you dominating the training grounds. Now that I have this opportunity, I dare to challenge you, my eldest brother. I hope you will show me mercy."

Yinti was always confident in his horsemanship and archery skills, so he naturally accepted Yinqi's challenge and quickly had bows and arrows prepared and targets set up.

"Elder brother, please go first. Consider this an example for your younger brother."

Upon hearing this, Yinzhi nodded, took the lead and walked to the designated position. He took the bow and arrow from the guard, drew the bow, held his breath, and focused his eyes on the target. With a "whoosh," the arrow flew swiftly towards the target, passed straight through the center of the target, and finally embedded itself deeply in the tree trunk about several dozen meters behind the target, drawing cheers from the onlookers.

"Big brother is indeed amazing. I was thinking that if I could beat you even a move today, I could brag about it to the brothers when we got back. But now that I've seen what you've done, it seems I won't be able to brag about it."

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Yinqi had sent Yinti first to test his strength. He knew his elder brother was good at riding and archery, but he didn't know he was that good. Now, he wouldn't be able to brag to his brothers; he'd be lucky if they didn't laugh at him later.

"Tenth Brother, don't be discouraged. Archery is nothing more than practice makes perfect. I saw you practicing archery on horseback at the archery pavilion before. Your arm strength and accuracy are quite good. With more practice, it's not impossible for you to surpass me one day. Besides, as we said before, we'll treat this as just for fun. Why don't you treat this as practice at the archery pavilion? If there's anything you don't understand, I'll teach you."

While Yinti's words were partly meant to comfort Yinzhi, they weren't entirely untrue; Yinzhi was indeed quite talented in archery.

"Then I will make a fool of myself. If there is anything I have done poorly, I hope my elder brother will not hesitate to give me some pointers."

Yinqi took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He recalled the archery techniques his riding and archery master had taught him when he was learning at the archery pavilion. Then he slowly drew back the bowstring. At this moment, the training ground was quiet, and everyone's attention was almost entirely focused on the arrow in Yinqi's hand. He released the bowstring, and the arrow flew straight toward the target. Everyone's eyes followed it until they saw the arrow firmly embedded in the bullseye, and only then did their hearts relax.

"Alas, I am still far inferior to my elder brother. I have lost today's contest."

The outcome was already decided. Although Yinqi had known for a long time that he couldn't beat his elder brother, the result still affected his emotions to some extent. His voice was filled with frustration. Yinqi was quite helpless to see him like this. Didn't he say before that it was just for fun? Why did he take it so seriously? But it wouldn't be right not to comfort his younger brother.

"For your age, it's already quite impressive that you can shoot arrows like this. Given time, you'll definitely improve. You know, your sixth brother couldn't even reach the target when he was your age."

Hey, hey, hey, you're trying to comfort me, but why are you dragging me down with your words? So what if I can't reach the target? So what if you're an expert marksman? I still managed to pull you out of the Khan's tent in the northern desert camp. Otherwise, given how furious the Khan was at the time, you would have been kneeling there.

"What you say is true, brother. Even now, I can still perform amazing feats, let alone at your age. I might only hit the target 0.25, but so what? I still live with confidence. Yin'e, brother, you have to rely on these skills to survive on the battlefield. We shouldn't use our hobbies to challenge other people's professions."

You have to admit, our Sixth Prince is really thick-skinned. His confidence is no joke. Not only did he say that, he also personally went on stage to show Yinzhen what it means to see things for himself, and let Yinzhen fully experience what individual differences are all about.

"Sixth Brother, I've really seen something new today. How did you manage to get past Father Khan with such terrible horsemanship and archery skills?"