vstars Chapter 419 A big forest has all kinds of birds.
Chapter 419 A big forest has all kinds of birds.
What were the consequences of Yinzhi's smugness? Well, Yinzhi was inexplicably punished by his father by being made to copy the Classic of Filial Piety ten times. As he copied it, Yinzhi was puzzled. Wait, he didn't remember visiting his father recently, so why was he being reprimanded?
Yinzhuo had no idea that his boasting had driven his third brother to the brink of a nervous breakdown. Right now, his brother was having a fishing contest with his father by the waterside pavilion, each with a fishing rod. However, Yinzhuo's luck seemed to be running low today. Look, Kangxi already had several fish in his bucket, while Yinzhuo hadn't even caught a glimpse of two fish yet.
At first, Yinzhuo remained calm and composed, but as Kangxi kept catching fish, he became increasingly agitated. It didn't make sense; the two of them were using the same fishing rods and bait, and were only two steps apart. Why could Kangxi catch fish while he couldn't catch any?
"Dexi, go and get me a bowl of fish food. I really don't believe that if I can't catch fish, I can't at least scoop them up."
As soon as Yinzhu poured the basin of fish food into the lake, all the fish swam over because of the smell. Seeing the huge school of fish in front of him, Yinzhu hurriedly asked Dexi to bring him the net. Then, ignoring his father watching from the side, he blatantly began to cheat.
"Dexi, this bucket is full, hurry up and take it away. Wanquan, go and get me a new bucket. Father, you see, isn't my idea more effective? Look, I won the competition so easily!"
Kangxi didn't even bother to reply to Yinzhi's shameless boasting. He merely glanced at him before turning his gaze back to his fishing rod. Yinzhi didn't care about Kangxi's obvious indifference and happily played with the net to the side.
Given Yinzhuo's shameless behavior, the outcome of the contest between father and son was self-evident. Yinzhuo ultimately won by a large margin against his proud old father. Fortunately, Kangxi didn't care much about it, after all, his family was large and powerful, and they didn't care about the prize money from the contest.
Since Kangxi fell ill in the spring and handed over the reins of government to Yinzhen, he was completely free of worries. Every day, he would either call Yinreng to play chess with him or take his two sons to stroll around the capital in plain clothes. If you were to ask what else the capital had the most of besides being the capital where the emperor lived, it would be the group of idle Eight Banners children who carried birdcages and had nothing to do.
Just like the saying goes, "A big forest has all kinds of birds," the more times you go out, the more things you encounter. Look, this is a classic case of "the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple," being scolded by his own cousin's concubine. For Kangxi, that was a completely new experience.
"Hey, I'm telling you, have you no shame? You were the one who wasn't watching where you were going and bumped into us, and now you're trying to turn the tables on us? If you ask me, your master Longkodo is really a scoundrel. It's one thing to forcibly take back his father-in-law's concubine, but how can he be so spoiled? Father, I've heard that this Lord Longkodo is quite capable. In terms of favoring his concubine over his wife, he's probably the number one person in the Qing Dynasty..."
Ever since Li Si'er came to Longkodo's side, she had gotten whatever she wanted, and even his proper wife had to live at her mercy. Now that Yinzhuo had his arm twisted and pinned to the side, how could she possibly tolerate it? However, although she was arrogant, she wasn't entirely stupid. Seeing how indifferent Yinzhuo was when he scolded her master for being a scoundrel, she knew that this matter was unlikely to end well. So she immediately stopped shouting and obediently stood aside, being pinned down.
In his sixty years of life, Emperor Kangxi had only been insulted a handful of times. He was too lazy to bother with Li Si'er, a mere woman. Seeing that she had calmed down and stopped causing trouble, he beckoned Liang Jiugong behind him and ordered him to personally escort Li Si'er back to the Tong family with his men. He also summoned Longkodo to Changchun Garden for an audience.
Yinzhuo was always fond of watching a good show, so he naturally wouldn't miss such a good show. After the father and sons returned to Changchun Garden, he didn't rush back to his Shufeng Pavilion. Instead, he pulled his second brother to stay at Qingxi Study to wait and see how Kangxi would deal with Longkodo.
In fact, Emperor Kangxi had long heard about Longkodo's favoritism towards his concubine and neglect of his wife, but he always turned a blind eye because it was a family matter of his subject. It was Li Si'er's bad luck that he personally handed this handle to him, so he had to teach his son a good lesson on behalf of his uncle.
Kangxi's educational methods were also very simple and brutal. When Longkodo arrived, he immediately ordered him to be dragged away and given twenty lashes without saying a word. Only after the beating was over would he begin the long lecture. The content was very simple, nothing more than the same old clichés. Yinzhuo listened to it with great boredom and almost fell asleep in the end.
After Kangxi finished scolding him and had Longkodo, whose bottom had been slapped so hard, carried him away, Yinzhuo got up, stretched his stiff body, and went to his father to comfort him. In short, there is a first time for everything, and this incident will be a kind of life experience to talk about in old age.
Leaving aside how terrified the entire Tong family was after Longkodo was flogged and returned home, Kangxi's side didn't take this little incident seriously at all. Since the person had been flogged, the matter was naturally considered over.
As the weather gets colder, both Qingxi Study, Shufeng Pavilion, and even the waterside pavilion have long since turned on their underfloor heating. Outside, the cold wind howls, but inside, it's warm and cozy—truly, there's nothing more comfortable than this.
Although Yinzhuo was lazy, he loved lively gatherings. During the summer, because of Kangxi's hands-off approach, his brothers were all extremely busy, and Yinzhuo was kept by his father's side the whole time. As a result, the brothers hadn't gotten together much for the past six months. Recently, his father seemed to remember that he was still the emperor, and Yinzhuo finally had some free time, so he had to invite his friends over for a good time.
"Thirteen, Fourteen, if I remember correctly, I asked you two to bring two sheep, right? So, where are these sheep? I knew you two were never reliable. Luckily, I informed your Ninth Brother beforehand, otherwise we would all be starving tonight."
Even though Yinzhuo said they were unreliable, the thirteenth and fourteenth princes didn't care at all. After all, they hadn't brought the sheep to the other party. But in the end, they couldn't really be blamed. Have you ever seen a good person get their ears pierced on the spot? With such a tight schedule, where were they supposed to find a sheep for him?